Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 145702.015 - Employee amputates right small finger while emptying waste b

Accident Summary Nr: 145702.015 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 11/23/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1565976.015	11/30/2021		562111	Edco Disposal Corporation

Abstract: At 4:00 p.m. on November 23, 2021, Employee #1 and a coworker were unloading a plastic waste bin in the back area of a restaurant using a waste disposal truck. The employee was outside of the truck to move the bin while the coworker was operating the truck from the cabin. As the coworker was pulling the truck forks out from the pockets of the waste bin, the employee's right hand small finger became caught between the truck fork and a handle of the bin. The employee was taken to the hospital and admitted to treat an amputation of the right small finger distal phalanx amputation.

Keywords: Caught Between, Finger, Garbage Truck, Partial Amputation, Unloading

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1565976.015	43	M	Hospitalized injury

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